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COUNTIES · PERMIAN BASIN · DISTRICT 08 · CODE 371

Pecos County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Pecos County at 22,995,552 bbl of oil and 97,185,673 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is down 3% on the twelve months before.

1,550 leases under 150 operators had production in those months.

Pecos County permitting is running 7.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (23 total, down 47% on the prior quarter). 7 were issued in the past week.

Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC leads with 36 permits in the past 12 months, one of 14 operators active in the county.

4 operators filed a first Pecos County permit in the past year.

Median permitted depth over the past year is 9,385 ft (prior year: 1,999 ft); 86% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

The county has 712 active disposal and injection permits of 2,436 on file, with 340M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

84 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the county's permit footprint over the past two years, the largest M3.6.

12,104 drilling permits have been issued in Pecos County since 1977.

12,104 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Nov 9, 2026

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4,290
active wells · 14,419 on file
150
producing operators, 12 months
1,550
producing leases, 12 months
23.0M
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −3%
97.2M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −1%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 22 IN OIL AND NO. 30 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Pecos County oil and gas production

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · THROUGH AUG 2026

Texas operators report production by lease, and the Railroad Commission totals it by county. Where a lease lies in more than one county, the split between them is the RRC's. Oil includes condensate; gas includes casinghead gas.

12 months through Aug 2026 22,995,552 · prior 12 23,638,494(-3%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 20261,808,971 bbl8,543,742 Mcf
Jul 20261,883,626 bbl8,684,878 Mcf
Jun 20261,844,879 bbl7,539,429 Mcf
May 20262,031,854 bbl7,739,752 Mcf
Apr 20261,949,702 bbl7,887,467 Mcf
Mar 20261,912,682 bbl7,659,259 Mcf
Feb 20261,748,882 bbl7,294,890 Mcf
Jan 20261,897,564 bbl8,110,959 Mcf
Dec 20251,997,509 bbl8,685,158 Mcf
Nov 20251,905,338 bbl8,374,768 Mcf
Oct 20252,014,775 bbl8,260,468 Mcf
Sep 20251,999,770 bbl8,404,903 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC1 lease

    4.79M bbl · 25.5M Mcf

  2. Diamondback E&P LLC177 leases

    5.68M bbl · 20.2M Mcf

  3. Continental Resources, Inc.49 leases

    5.47M bbl · 19.5M Mcf

  4. XTO Energy Inc.131 leases

    2.17M bbl · 11.5M Mcf

  5. Swordfish Energy Operating, LLC35 leases

    628K bbl · 2.71M Mcf

  6. VTX Energy Operating, LLC38 leases

    661K bbl · 1.79M Mcf

  7. MBX Operating LLC39 leases

    462K bbl · 2.24M Mcf

  8. Gordy Oil Company39 leases

    424K bbl · 1.82M Mcf

150 operators had production here in the twelve months. Each month is credited to the operator that reported it; ranked by barrels of oil equivalent, 6 Mcf to the barrel.

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Largest leases

1,550 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Yates Field UnitOil 24061Kinder Morgan Production Co LLCYates4,791,716 bbl25,543,305 Mcf
Pecan State UnitOil 47292Continental Resources, Inc.Phantom (Wolfcamp)1,020,620 bbl1,995,750 Mcf
Redbud State UnitOil 47750Continental Resources, Inc.Phantom (Wolfcamp)684,407 bbl1,277,579 Mcf
Papershell State UnitOil 63790Continental Resources, Inc.Ruppel (Woodford)483,973 bbl1,548,141 Mcf
HideawayOil 64563Continental Resources, Inc.Phantom (Wolfcamp)447,480 bbl984,712 Mcf
Papershell State UnitGas 301455Continental Resources, Inc.Ruppel (Woodford)313,548 bbl1,293,729 Mcf
Tytex 41-42 UnitOil 49050Diamondback E&P LLCHoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)369,332 bbl682,828 Mcf
Papershell State UnitGas 301456Continental Resources, Inc.Ruppel (Woodford)251,525 bbl1,342,133 Mcf
Papershell State UnitGas 299606Continental Resources, Inc.Ruppel (Woodford)85,082 bbl1,771,020 Mcf
Javelina Charmer 27-28 UnitOil 57939Greenlake Energy Operating, LLCHoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)252,500 bbl703,287 Mcf
Wilson 8-7 UnitOil 51719Diamondback E&P LLCHoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)177,673 bbl1,037,206 Mcf
Papershell State UnitGas 301514Continental Resources, Inc.Ruppel (Woodford)138,214 bbl1,249,732 Mcf
HideawayOil 65312Continental Resources, Inc.Ruppel (Woodford)130,349 bbl1,141,702 Mcf
Papershell State UnitGas 299605Continental Resources, Inc.Ruppel (Woodford)93,758 bbl1,355,437 Mcf
El Kabong Unit 48-17-8Oil 50566XTO Energy Inc.Hoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)221,245 bbl566,787 Mcf

Ranked by barrels of oil equivalent, 6 Mcf to the barrel. A lease in two counties is listed with its share in this one.

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Wells by status

14,419 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    5,442

  2. Producing

    3,673

  3. Not on schedule

    1,866

  4. Shut In

    1,563

  5. Temp Abandoned

    597

  6. Injection

    553

  7. No Production

    504

  8. Spudded

    116

From the RRC wellbore file and the permit record. Other sites count the RRC's map locations, which include dry holes and locations this file does not hold, so their totals differ.

Wells spudded, by year

HorizontalVertical and directional

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Drilling permits

Window30 days90 days180 days365 days
23
permits issued, 90d
-47%
vs prior 90d (43)
8
operators filing
57%
horizontal
7,484
avg permitted depth, ft

WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 12, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER

Permits issued by month

LAST 120 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE

Last 12 months 105 · prior 12 107(-2%)

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Operators by permits, last 12 months

By permits issued. Wells are the operator’s current inventory here from the RRC wellbore file.

OperatorPermitsWells
Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC361,784
Continental Resources, Inc.28129
Blue Arrow Operating, LLC1439
Mongoose Energy, LLC625
Longfellow Energy, LP5870
MBX Operating LLC447
Highmark Energy Operating, LLC40
M.A.R.S. Energy330
Shallow Production Oper, LLC2746
Swordfish Energy Operating, LLC263

Full operator directory: 972 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Pecos County came in the last year. 4 in total.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Drill18298,145
Reclass3250
Recompletion2123,049

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

Tops reported on completion filings for wells in Pecos County. A well counts for every formation it reports, so this reads as the county's stratigraphic column. About tops →

Fewer than ten wells in Pecos County report the Capitan, so it is below this table's cutoff. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Yates2,850193980660–2,762
Queen2,4352021,3761,136–2,250
San Andres2,2242031,5281,200–2,288
Seven Rivers2,084202986704–1,650
Grayburg1,9481991,3981,162–2,066
Base Cretaceous (marker)1,570182592382–1,787
Rustler961141,300540–1,975
Wolfcamp91734,8352,099–9,755
Toborg4302400100–515
Clear Fork37333,0372,308–3,872
Glorieta35922,8962,264–3,188
Wichita-Albany31644,1013,342–4,652
Devonian30118,6505,418–18,162
Tubb29733,2002,797–3,859
Bone Spring24557,4045,887–8,566

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

712
active UIC permits of 2,436
9.46M
permitted bbl/day, active
340M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Pecos County →

Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →

USGS catalog, Texas

Seismicity, last 2 years

84
M2+ events in the area
M3.6
largest

Monthly counts, magnitudes, and every recent event in the area →

Events are not tagged with a county; this counts M2+ events inside the bounding box of the county’s located permits, padded 0.1°. About TexNet →

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorLease / wellDepthAPI
919968Nov 11, 2026Nov 9, 2026Petx Operating LLCFitzgerald State #15,05037105666
919743Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Mongoose Energy, LLCPhoenix State WA3 #3HH10,00037140581
919741Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Mongoose Energy, LLCPhoenix State WA2 #2HH10,00037140580
919739Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Mongoose Energy, LLCPhoenix State WA1 #1HH10,00037140577
919982Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Longfellow Energy, LPMoran Fee 139 #15,30037140584
919983Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Longfellow Energy, LPEmory Peak State 112 #15,60037140582
919981Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Longfellow Energy, LPByers Peak State 24 #16,00037140583
919847Nov 6, 2026Nov 4, 2026Longfellow Energy, LPMcKinley State 138 #15,50037140579
919845Nov 4, 2026Nov 2, 2026Longfellow Energy, LPKatahdin State 22 #16,20037140578
919207AmendmentOct 30, 2026Oct 16, 2026Highmark Energy Operating, LLCExito #4HH9,60037140576

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Questions about Pecos County

How many drilling permits were issued in Pecos County in the last 12 months?

108 permits were issued in Pecos County in the last 12 months, down 8% from 118 in the 12 months before. 86% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Nov 9, 2026. 12,104 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Pecos County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC is the most active operator in Pecos County, with 36 of 108, followed by Continental Resources, Inc. (28) and Blue Arrow Operating, LLC (14). 8 operators filed permits here in the last 90 days.

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How many oil and gas wells are in Pecos County?

14,419 wells are on file in Pecos County, including 4,290 active, 5,442 plugged, and 40 permitted and not yet drilled. 1,805 are horizontal. The active wells are under 173 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Pecos County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 23.0 million barrels of oil and 97.2 million Mcf of gas in Pecos County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 1,550 leases under 150 operators. Texas operators report production by lease; where a lease lies in more than one county, the split between them is the RRC's.

Production by month in Pecos County →

Who are the largest producers in Pecos County?

By oil and gas produced in Pecos County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC, with 4.8 million barrels of oil and 25.5 million Mcf of gas from 1 lease, followed by Diamondback E&P LLC and Continental Resources, Inc.. 150 operators had production here in those months.

Operators in Pecos County →

How much water is injected in Pecos County?

340 million barrels of water were injected in Pecos County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 712 of the county's 2,436 disposal and injection permits are active.

Disposal and injection in Pecos County →

What formations are drilled in Pecos County?

Completion filings for wells in Pecos County report tops for 15 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Yates (2,850 wells, median top 980 ft), the Queen (2,435 wells, median top 1,376 ft), and the San Andres (2,224 wells, median top 1,528 ft).

Formations in Pecos County →

What basin is Pecos County in?

Petrora lists Pecos County in the Permian Basin. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 08.

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Have there been earthquakes in Pecos County?

84 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the area of Pecos County's permitted wells in the last 2 years; the largest was M3.6.

Earthquakes in Pecos County →

About this data

Oil and gas are the Railroad Commission's county figures from its Production Data Query, through Aug 2026: Texas files production by lease, and where a lease lies in more than one county the split is the RRC's. Nothing here is estimated by Petrora. Wells from the RRC wellbore file and the permit record. Drilling permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files, rebuilt nightly into per-county figures; windows are on the date issued. Disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports at the last settled month; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog inside the county's located-permit footprint.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/counties/tx/pecos?days=90, documented in the API reference.